Labs/Ubiquity/Ubiquity 0.5.5 Release Notes: Difference between revisions

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== Features ==
== Features ==
* Supports up to Firefox 3.7a2pre (but no longer supports 3.0.*).
* Supports up to Firefox 3.7a5pre (but no longer supports 3.0.*).
* More keys are allowed for the key combo to invoke Ubiquity.
* More keys are allowed for the key combo to invoke Ubiquity.
* The help view informs feed updates. ([http://ubiquity.mozilla.com/trac/ticket/835 #835])
* The help view informs feed updates. ([http://ubiquity.mozilla.com/trac/ticket/835 #835])
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* Bundled feeds use persistent URLs (resource: instead of file:), making profiles portable. ([http://ubiquity.mozilla.com/trac/ticket/882 #882])
* Bundled feeds use persistent URLs (resource: instead of file:), making profiles portable. ([http://ubiquity.mozilla.com/trac/ticket/882 #882])
* About pages got nicer URLs. (chrome://ubiquity/content/cmdlist.xhtml → about:ubiquity?cmdlist)
* About pages got nicer URLs. (chrome://ubiquity/content/cmdlist.xhtml → about:ubiquity?cmdlist)
* Command Editor is now Bespin thanks to [http://twitter.com/ChristianSonne cers].
* Command Editor is now [http://mozillalabs.com/bespin/ Bespin] thanks to [http://twitter.com/ChristianSonne cers].
* Setting {extensions.ubiquity.openAt} to "X,Y" makes Ubiquity open at that screen coordinates. ([http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla/topics/open_ubiquity_window_at_outside_of_browser_window])
* Setting {extensions.ubiquity.openAt} to "X,Y" makes Ubiquity open at that screen coordinates. ([http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla/topics/open_ubiquity_window_at_outside_of_browser_window])
* Clicking the highlighted suggestion executes it.
* Clicking the highlighted suggestion executes it.
* Suggestions are mouse-scrollable.
* Suggestions are mouse-scrollable.
* Non-left click on a popup menu entry opens its preview instead of executing it.
* Non-left click on a popup menu entry opens its preview instead of executing it.
* Repeating the last command is now possible (essentially the same as Ctrl+Space → Enter, but far faster). Set a key combo for it on [about:ubiquity?settings].
* Repeating the last command is now possible (essentially the same as Ctrl+Space → Enter, but far faster). Set a key combo for it on about:ubiquity?settings.
* Command histories are keyboard accessible.
* Command histories are keyboard accessible.
** Ctrl+↑↓ (or mouse scroll over command entry)
** Ctrl+↑↓ (or mouse scroll over command entry)
** Ctrl+(Shift)+Tab completes current input from history.
** Ctrl+(Shift)+Tab completes current input from history.
* Right click on command entry or preview browser opens context menu.


== Commands ==
== Commands ==
=== new ===
=== new ===
* Built-in
* Built-in
** "change skin"
** change skin
* Firefox
* Firefox
** "view extension" / "stop" / "print preview" / "open error console"
** view extension
** stop
** print preview
** open error console
* Developer
* Developer
** "jQuery API"
** unescape HTML entities
** view selection source
** jQuery API
=== changes ===
=== changes ===
* "check calendar" [http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla/topics/dates_not_showing_with_check_calendar_command shows dates] correctly.
* "check calendar" [http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla/topics/dates_not_showing_with_check_calendar_command shows dates] correctly.
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* "open" acts also like awesomebar.
* "open" acts also like awesomebar.
* "email" works again by not using the broken [http://code.google.com/p/gmail-greasemonkey/wiki/GmailGreasemonkey10API gmonkey API].
* "email" works again by not using the broken [http://code.google.com/p/gmail-greasemonkey/wiki/GmailGreasemonkey10API gmonkey API].
* "zoom" zooms the current tab.
* "hilight syntax" uses [http://code.google.com/p/google-code-prettify/ google-code-prettify].
* Many search commands got better previews.
* Many search commands got better previews.
* Text editing commands work outside of rich-edits.
* Text editing commands work outside of rich-edits.
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* Functions prefixed with <code>teardown_</code> are executed on refreshing/purging the feed.
* Functions prefixed with <code>teardown_</code> are executed on refreshing/purging the feed.
* Specifying <code>author(s)/contributor(s)/license/homepage</code> to feed itself is now possible. Simply assign those properties to the <code>feed</code> object as you do with command objects.
* Specifying <code>author(s)/contributor(s)/license/homepage</code> to feed itself is now possible. Simply assign those properties to the <code>feed</code> object as you do with command objects.
* More globals: <code>atob btoa Audio Image DOMParser NodeFilter XMLSerializer</code>


=== [https://ubiquity.mozilla.com/hg/ubiquity-firefox/raw-file/tip/ubiquity/index.html#chrome/content/ubiquity.js Ubiquity] ===
=== [https://ubiquity.mozilla.com/hg/ubiquity-firefox/raw-file/tip/ubiquity/index.html#chrome/content/ubiquity.js Ubiquity] ===
<code>execute() / preview()</code>
<code>execute() preview()</code>


=== [https://ubiquity.mozilla.com/hg/ubiquity-firefox/raw-file/tip/ubiquity/index.html#modules/utils.js Utils] ===
=== [https://ubiquity.mozilla.com/hg/ubiquity-firefox/raw-file/tip/ubiquity/index.html#modules/utils.js Utils] ===
==== new ====
==== new ====
* <code>currentTab currentTabs tabs.from() BrowserTab()</code>
* <code>currentTab currentTabs tabs.from() tabs.length BrowserTab()</code>
* <code>chromeWindows hiddenWindow</code>
* <code>chromeWindows hiddenWindow</code>
* <code>sortBy() uniq() seq()</code>
* <code>sortBy() uniq() seq() count() extend() regexp() defineLazyProperty() unescapeHtml()</code>
* <code>clipboard.html clipboard.get() clipboard.set()</code>
* <code>clipboard.html clipboard.get() clipboard.set()</code>
* <code>regexp() notify() listenOnce() defineLazyProperty() reportError()</code>
* <code>notify() listenOnce() parseHtml() reportError()</code>
* <code>regexp.* prefs.* gist.*</code>
* <code>regexp.* prefs.* gist.*</code>


==== changes ====
==== changes ====
* <code>openUrlInBrowser()</code> conforms to {browser.tabs.loadInBackground} and returns the created tab or window.
* <code>openUrlInBrowser()</code> conforms to {browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground} and returns the created tab or window.
* <code>focusUrlInBrowser()</code> can focus across windows.
* <code>focusUrlInBrowser()</code> can focus across windows.
* <code>ellipsify()</code> accepts plain string.
* <code>trim()/encodeJson()/decodeJson()/json</code> are deprecated.
* <code>trim()/encodeJson()/decodeJson()/json</code> are deprecated.


=== [https://ubiquity.mozilla.com/hg/ubiquity-firefox/raw-file/tip/ubiquity/index.html#modules/cmdutils.js CmdUtils] ===
=== [https://ubiquity.mozilla.com/hg/ubiquity-firefox/raw-file/tip/ubiquity/index.html#modules/cmdutils.js CmdUtils] ===
==== new ====
==== new ====
* <code>CreateAlias() / getCommand() / executeCommand() / previewCommand()</code>
* <code>CreateAlias() getCommand() executeCommand() previewCommand()</code>
* <code>mixNouns()</code>
* <code>mixNouns()</code>
* <code>getSelectedNodes()</code>
* <code>isSelected getSelectedNodes() getSelectedRanges()</code>
==== changes ====
==== changes ====
* Some methods prefixed with get/set can be accessed as getters/setters. (<code>CmdUtils.getWindow() → CmdUtils.window</code>)
* Some methods prefixed with get/set can be accessed as getters/setters. (<code>CmdUtils.getWindow() → CmdUtils.window</code>)
* <code>makeSearchComand()</code> has "charset" option.
* <code>makeSearchComand()</code> is improved in a number of ways. See <code>[[Labs/Ubiquity/Writing_A_Search_Command]].
* <code>onPageLoad()</code> supports GreaseMonkey style page filters.
* <code>onPageLoad()</code> supports GreaseMonkey style page filters.
* <code>injectCss()/injectHtml()/injectJs()/loadJQuery()</code> can specify target document.


=== [https://ubiquity.mozilla.com/hg/ubiquity-firefox/raw-file/tip/ubiquity/index.html#modules/nountypes.js Nouns] ===
=== [https://ubiquity.mozilla.com/hg/ubiquity-firefox/raw-file/tip/ubiquity/index.html#modules/nountypes.js Nouns] ===
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